Population aged 25-64, rural in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Population aged 25-64, rural was 0.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
38th
of 96 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2021
All-time low
0.4%
in 1989
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Population aged 25-64, rural in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

00.20.40.61989200520211989: 0.374 % of rural population1990: 0.384 % of rural population1991: 0.384 % of rural population1992: 0.393 % of rural population1993: 0.395 % of rural population1994: 0.396 % of rural population1995: 0.397 % of rural population1996: 0.403 % of rural population1997: 0.404 % of rural population1998: 0.414 % of rural population1999: 0.409 % of rural population2000: 0.416 % of rural population2001: 0.412 % of rural population2002: 0.415 % of rural population2003: 0.424 % of rural population2004: 0.427 % of rural population2005: 0.438 % of rural population2006: 0.437 % of rural population2007: 0.437 % of rural population2008: 0.453 % of rural population2009: 0.459 % of rural population2010: 0.459 % of rural population2011: 0.464 % of rural population2012: 0.474 % of rural population2013: 0.475 % of rural population2014: 0.484 % of rural population2015: 0.489 % of rural population2016: 0.487 % of rural population2017: 0.497 % of rural population2018: 0.493 % of rural population2019: 0.498 % of rural population2020: 0.501 % of rural population2021: 0.506 % of rural population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural population.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population aged 25-64, rural in Costa Rica is 0.5%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population aged 25-64, rural in Costa Rica peaked at 0.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1989.

Costa Rica ranks 38th of 96 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Population aged 25-64, rural in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Population aged 25-64, rural (% of rural population) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of rural population Change
1989 0.4%
1990 0.4% +2.6%
1991 0.4% +0.2%
1992 0.4% +2.2%
1993 0.4% +0.6%
1994 0.4% +0.3%
1995 0.4% +0.1%
1996 0.4% +1.5%
1997 0.4% +0.2%
1998 0.4% +2.4%
1999 0.4% -1.0%
2000 0.4% +1.7%
2001 0.4% -1.1%
2002 0.4% +0.9%
2003 0.4% +2.1%
2004 0.4% +0.6%
2005 0.4% +2.7%
2006 0.4% -0.2%
2007 0.4% +0.1%
2008 0.5% +3.7%
2009 0.5% +1.1%
2010 0.5% +0.0%
2011 0.5% +1.2%
2012 0.5% +2.2%
2013 0.5% +0.2%
2014 0.5% +1.9%
2015 0.5% +1.0%
2016 0.5% -0.3%
2017 0.5% +2.0%
2018 0.5% -0.8%
2019 0.5% +1.0%
2020 0.5% +0.5%
2021 0.5% +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 10
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 10
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 35 Brazil 0.5% compare
  2. 36 France 0.5% compare
  3. 37 Chile 0.5% compare
  4. 39 United States of America 0.5% compare
  5. 40 Uruguay 0.5% compare
  6. 41 Greece 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population aged 25-64, rural in Costa Rica?
Population aged 25-64, rural in Costa Rica was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest population aged 25-64, rural recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2021.
What is the lowest population aged 25-64, rural recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1989.
How does Costa Rica rank for population aged 25-64, rural?
Costa Rica ranks 38th out of 96 countries with data for 2021.
Is population aged 25-64, rural rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Population aged 25-64, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population aged 25-64, rural (% of rural population)
Unit
% of rural population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
96 places, 1,344 data points, 1970–2021
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